Embroidery frame



y 1933- Y J. B. SEGAL 1,910,934

EMBRO IDERY FRAME Filed A ril 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 v Inventor /0 I By q r flilomey May 23, 1933. .1. B. SEGAL EMBROIDERY FRAME Filed April 19, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor @cailfsqya/Z /I Home y Patented May 23, 1933 g 7 Q i it moon 13. Susan, or cAMnE NEW JERSEY i i i V EMBROIDERY [FRAME Application filed April 19, 1932;Serial No. 606,193. m This invention relates to aframe especialsame at eachend thereof isi equipped with 1y designed for embroidery work and more a pair of relatively spaced threaded pins 17, i particularly to an embroidery! frame for adapted to pass through coinciding aperrugs, carpets and the like, although not necturesl2 and 15, wing nuts 18 being threaded 5 essarily limited to such. on the end of the pins 17 for securing the5 In accordance with the present invention uprlghts 13 v in assembled relation with the a knockdown frame is provided having imfeet 10. v

proved means for securing the uprights and The upperends of the uprights 13 are feet inassembled relation, and also having each provided with vertical longitudinal "improved means for securing theend memslots 19 and coincidinm notches 20 at, relabers of the work frame at the desiredangutively opposite sides of the slot. lar adjustment upon the uprights. i i A working frame comprises end members The invention together with its numerous 21 and longitudinal members orrunners 22 objects and advantages will be best underof" square cross section and each having stood from a study of thefollowing descripthreaded pins 23 at theends thereof extend= the lower ends thereof with slots 14. receivedges of the material with theend members Q 50, aline with the apertures 12. i 31 preferably 1 formed :of metal, each plate tion, taken in connection with the accomingthrough apertures in the members 21, panying drawings wherein: wing nuts 24 being threaded on the ends of Figure 1 is an end elevational view, the the pins 23 for securingthe end members 21 work frame being shown at an angle to the and longitudinal members 22 assembled. f i perpendicular, The end members 21 intermediate their 70 Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the endsvare notched on relatively opposite sides embroidery frame. i r t as at 25 thenotchesbeing elongated longi- Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a t udinally as shown in Figure 3, thereby proa foot, an upright, a spreader bar, together Vidingrelatively elongated reduced portions with an end and two side members of the having apertures 26. i t t c t v r c work frame separated. substantially U-shaped cap 27 of spring Figures 4: and 6 are sectional views taken metal straddles the intermediate portion of, substantially on the lines 44 and 6 re-, eachframe member 21 and has its-sides 27a 1 spectively of Figure 1, and laterallyengaging the upper end ofa prox Figure 5 is a perspective view of a U- imate upright and having its apertures 28 80 shapedcap. a alining with the aperture 26 and receiving Figure 7 is a perspective view of a hook it bolt30 with whiclris engaged a wing nut equipped plate for the work frame. 29; the wingnut when tightened urging the u eferring more in detail to the drawings sides ofthe cap into frictional engagement r it will beseen that the frame, in the prowith the upright and thereby securing the posed form thereof, comprises a pair of working frame at the desired angularadsupporting feet 10 each having an intermejustment. 1 diate portion notched on relatively opposite Asis wellknown the burlap orother ma-i 40 sides as at 11 to thereby reduce theintermeterial on which the embroidery or design is,

dlate portion thereof; the intermediate reto be worked is ordinarily rolled upon one duced portion of the foot being provided one of the longitudinal members 22, and the with a pair of, vertically spaced apertures material stretched between the members 22i;

12. i It is also common practice to use a cord,

A pair'of uprights 18 are each provided at thread or the like for connecting the free ingthe reduced intermediate portions of the of the frame, and to: this end, there is profeet lO and vertically spaced apertures 15 vided, in accordance with the presentiin 011 relatively opposite sides of the slot to vention a plurality of channel shaped plates A spreader bar 16 provided and the having one side 31a thereof at its free longi= of the type known as a lace shoe. In actual practice, and as shown in the drawings pref through said sides of the cap, and a nut threadedly engaged with the bolt for drawing said sides of the cap into frictional engagement with said upright.

In testimony whereof I aifix by signature.

JACOB B. SEGAL.

erably two of such plates 31 are provided on g each frame member 21, it being seen that the plates 31 are arranged adjacent the ends of the members 21, the members 21 being re ceived in the channel of the plate with the flanges 32 of the plateengaging the inner side of the frame member as shown in Figure '6. In use the referred to Cord or thread is engaged with the edges 'of the material stretched between the longitudinal members 22 of the frame, and the hooks 23, in a manner well known in the art.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of further changes, modifications and improvements coming within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In an embroidery frame of the knockdown type, a supporting structure compris-.

ing a pair of uprights each having a slot at one end, and apertures at relatively opposite sides of the slot, a pair of feeteach having a laterally reduced apertured interme diate portion arranged in the slot of an upright, a spreader member having. threaded pins on the ends thereof adapted to pass through the apertures in the uprights and feet and be secured by wing nuts to main= tain the uprights and feet in assembled relation, and a. working frame pivotally mounted on the supporting structure.

2. In an embroidery frame, a pair of uprights each having a slot at one end and,

alined n otches'at the outer end of the slot, a pair of end frame members each having a reduced apertured intermediate portion arranged in the slot of an upright, and a U cap straddling the reduced portion of the frame member and having sides paralleling the end of the upright; a bolt extending through said sides of the cap and engaging said notches, and a hand nut engaging the bolt to urge the sides of the cap into frictional engagement with the upright and securing the frame member at the desired angle; and longitudinal frame members connecting the end frame members.

3. An embroidery frame including in combinationan upright, a frame member, a cap straddling an intermediate portion of said frame member, and having sides adapted to receive therebetween the upper end portion ofsaid upright, a bolt adapted to rest on the upper end of said upright, and extending 

